China's Military Activities in Africa

Abstract

The United States and China understands Africa's importance and potential. China's interest in Africa is mostly economical; the rise in military activities are a result of China's growing footprint in an unstable continent, and the need for China to protect its people and investments since many African states cannot fulfill that task. Currently, China's military presence is not a threat to the United States in Africa, but it does not mean the US should not take active and cautious steps when dealing with China in Africa. Although the United States and China will disagree in their fundamental foreign policy approach to Africa, both countries must find areas where they can cooperate in order to secure mutual interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177390

Entities

People

  • Ralph E. Scott

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • China
  • Commerce
  • Counterterrorism
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diplomacy
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Saharan Africa
  • Security
  • Teamwork
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies